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The first week we moved into our home 5 years ago, we had to call the fire department. I was in the kitchen and I started to smell an electrical burning smell, and around that time the smoke alarms started going off. I didn’t know whether there was a fire starting or what was happening, so…
I welded a thing! This is my very first welding project ever, so please don’t look too closely at my welds. Ha! I decided to make a welded steel and faux marble coffee table for my “mom cave” aka living room/office. If you missed my first post about learning how to weld, you can check…
This IKEA TARVA dresser hack project has been a long time coming. I started working on it over the summer and then it got put on the back burner for way too long, but I finally finished it! I’ve been slowly making over my two older boys’ shared bedroom for quite some time, and while…
Living in a house full of boys is like living in a germ factory. During the school year, especially during cold and flu season, my first words to them when they get off the school bus are, “How was your day? Go wash your hands!” I’m extra paranoid since our youngest has asthma which happens…
Every year I like to make at least a couple of handmade ornaments for the holidays. This year I decided to make some colorful sparkly star ornaments out of polymer clay. Check out the step by step tutorial below to find out how to make your own! Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Plaid®. All…
It’s hard to believe that it’s already time to start thinking about holiday decorating. This year has flown by! I recently put together a holiday centerpiece for our dining room table using a combination of fresh greenery and some items I picked up from Kirkland’s. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Kirkland’s. All opinions are…
You may remember that last year I teamed up with the rest of the Plaid Creators to make over a room using items that each of us made. I made this planter and we staged the room at my house where it was photographed. Well this year we’ve collaborated again for Friendsgiving! Each of us…
I usually don’t go all out for seasonal decorating. I prefer to keep it simple, and that’s exactly what I did for my fall mantel this year. I added some little fall touches to the mantel and the shelves flanking it, including some mini pumpkins and gourds and a couple of potted succulents. I also gave some…
When I started this blog almost 7 (!!!) years ago, I had never used a power tool before, hadn’t really ever made anything, and didn’t know what I was doing. All I knew was that I enjoyed decorating and as a new stay at home mom, I had no budget for it, so I was…
This year is flying by, and I can’t believe it’s already time to think about decorating for Halloween! I put together this quick and easy craft project using a few simple supplies. Normally I hate spiders of any kind (even of the fake variety), but I made an exception for this Halloween planter box! See…
I am so excited to finally share the DIY plywood kid’s desk I built for Jonah’s room! A while back, I built a bigger version for the older boys’ room (you can see it here), and I wanted to build a modified, miniature version for Jonah. I knew he would be so excited to have…
With summer coming to a close, it’s only a matter of time before chilly weather finally finds its way to the South. I’m always sad to see summer go, but I don’t mind the milder temps and the opportunity to wear sweaters and scarves and sip hot cocoa. I’m usually super late to the game…
